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The Scope of Psychology

Psychology is concerned with a wide range of phenomena including remembering and forgetting, thinking, problem solving, learning, the acquisition of skills, language, seeing and hearing, decision making, verbal and non-verbal communication, social interactions, and emotions. It is also concerned with the practical and ethical applications of psychological research to the profession.

While the major focus is on people, animals are also studied because of the light they throw on human behaviour and because they are of interest in their own right. Monash undergraduate psychology embraces all of these topics at each of its campuses.


Registration as a Psychologist

To practice as a psychologist you must meet the requirements of the Psychologists Registration Board of Victoria www.psychreg.vic.gov.au/content.php?flash=true. Under the Psychologists Registration Act 2000 the academic requirement for registration is a university degree including four years progressive study in psychology.

On completion of this degree, a graduate may register as a probationary psychologist. The further requirement for full registration is either full-time supervised psychological work while registered as a probationary psychologist, or completion of an appropriate masters or doctoral degree including practical experience as a probationary psychologist.

By satisfying Victorian registration, students will comply with the registration requirements of other states.


Membership of the Australian Psychological Society

To qualify for full membership of the Australian Psychological Society (APS) http://www.psychology.org.au/ you must complete at least an APS accredited six-year sequence of study in psychology. That is, completion of a four year accredited program plus a further two years of postgraduate training in an accredited masters or doctoral program in psychology. Students enrolled in a psychology program accredited by the APS are eligible for student membership.